These are prob gone already from remodel, but asbestos tiles. Might be obvious, but look for signs of moisture in the basement walls if any of them are exposed (peeling paint, etc.). I bought a house that was built in 63, and the biggest expense was waterproofing the basement later after I found out how much water came in on big storms. If furnace and water heater are newer than the 60s, that will be good. The old ones can last forever, but newer ones are so much more energy efficient. Are the windows and roof newer as well? Original windows are probably letting out a lot of heat if they weren't replaced in the remodel.

Hrmmm, maybe i should get a Pink Blade 98 for 69 bucks and string it up with pink cyclone and crush all u chumpz.... hrmmmmm
dang it... i should just open a nova demo center and have an excuse for 50 racquets
blxproopens on sale for 79. if anybody wants an inexpensive pure drive... they play pretty sweet. seriously.. i could crush u wit dem janks too!
prestigemid on sale for 89. finally a sale on interesting items!
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i dunno why people have rice cookers... almost every kind of rice i have is 1cup rice to 1&1/3 cup water. boil for 20-25min. serve. although sometimes when i am making my main course masterpiece i must admit i sometimes forget to make the rice which is why i served my chicken on a bed of spinach and just hoped it was good and filling enough.
i also have zero counter space for another appliance.
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ok who wants to set up a weekly hit time at skyline? i needz to get some tennis & exercise. jrk? topaz? anybody? sigh. back to my donuts. let me know if anybody is interested. werd.

me too! i am tempted between the blade, or the donnay. you get blade and i will get donnay that way we can both demo:P

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ok who wants to set up a weekly hit time at skyline? i needz to get some tennis & exercise. jrk? topaz? anybody? sigh. back to my donuts. let me know if anybody is interested. werd.

Skyline is like a ghost town lately... I'm pretty sure we could walk unto the courts at any time. Need to distract the wife with something to do while I play though. The only reason I can go to MMA practice is because it's right at nap/sleepy time for both kids. Perfect... I go get ribs broken while little children are nestled all snug in their beds and visions of sugar-plums dance in their heads.

+1 to what NiteFly said about 60s (or older) housing. My first house was 1940s and had exterior asbestos shingles/siding. They were holding up well but I would have dreaded having to pull them down to put something else.

Other thing to watch with housing of that age is actually outside. Beware the large tree(s) and shrubs close to the house. Taking down a high-risk tree is downright expensive. Also, the water/sewer lines in the ground to the street are probably not PVC....and are highly susceptible to being blocked by fine roots from those said trees. No real way to test that stuff short of running a roter-rooter w/video down the lines (which isn't normally part of a home inspection)...but just keep it in the back of your mind as a potential future worry/expense.

Good luck! There's some nice things about older homes, namely the materials and craftsmanship. They also are in established neighborhoods (which has its pros and cons) but, properly vetted, can be a good investment.

elephants cook surprisingly well. and yes JRK -- why would anyone choose anything other than quick cook setting. why not make that the only setting and call it "COOK". the only possible explanation is if quick cook takes 50% less time but tastes 50% less tasty.

elephants cook surprisingly well. and yes JRK -- why would anyone choose anything other than quick cook setting. why not make that the only setting and call it "COOK". the only possible explanation is if quick cook takes 50% less time but tastes 50% less tasty.

I will have to look at mine. I have a buttion that says Cook/Reheat. I don trecall a quick cook option on my. Maybe its one of the smaller white buttons. I knwo one is a porridge setting maybe the other is quick cook.

elephants cook surprisingly well. and yes JRK -- why would anyone choose anything other than quick cook setting. why not make that the only setting and call it "COOK". the only possible explanation is if quick cook takes 50% less time but tastes 50% less tasty.

These are prob gone already from remodel, but asbestos tiles. Might be obvious, but look for signs of moisture in the basement walls if any of them are exposed (peeling paint, etc.). I bought a house that was built in 63, and the biggest expense was waterproofing the basement later after I found out how much water came in on big storms. If furnace and water heater are newer than the 60s, that will be good. The old ones can last forever, but newer ones are so much more energy efficient. Are the windows and roof newer as well? Original windows are probably letting out a lot of heat if they weren't replaced in the remodel.

Good luck! Is this your first house?

thanks for the advice.
this is a upgrade to a single family house from a 2003 townhouse.
we are think about putting a bid bcz the schools are higher ranked than the ones we have now. otherwise, wouldnt want to move. I have tennis courts and an adjace playground within 50 steps from my place now.

thanks for the advice.
this is a upgrade to a single family house from a 2003 townhouse.
we are think about putting a bid bcz the schools are higher ranked than the ones we have now. otherwise, wouldnt want to move. I have tennis courts and an adjace playground within 50 steps from my place now.

wheres the new house going to be? i hope its closer to me so i can show up uninvited and eat whatever you are cooking in the kitchen

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